Belt



June 19, 1928.

S. BARBAR BELT Filed .May 28, 1927 INVENTOR Patented June 19,1928.

UNITED; STATES STANLEY BARBARA,

i l 1,674,585 .PATENT oEFlcE.

or NEW xonx, N. Y.

BELT.

'Appiicfaaon med Mayes,

.10 strips of leather which producea relatively thin belt so asnoty to appear bulky :when

' worn upon a wearer. v

A further object isto provide a leather belt which is simple of construction, inexvpensive of manufacture, strong and durable for the purpose intended, and neat'and at-A tractive in appearance. Y v

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construc- 20 tion and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of Vwhich are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which f Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved belt.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the ends thereof. j y i Figure 3 is a plan view of lthe sections from which the belt is formed.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 designatesmy improved belt in its entirety which is con# structed of a pair of like strips of flexible leather 11 and 12, each of which is provided with a tongue end 13 and a portion 14C which is reduced in width for the major portion of its length. f The reduced portion of each strip is provided with equi-distantly spaced slots 15 formed by punching holes in j the leather and slitting the same longitudinally therefrom for; a predetermined distance. 1 n,

' The leather strips L11 and 12 are interlaced together by threading one stripy through the slots 15 ofthe other strip and vice-versa.,l The relative position of the two strips with respect to each other' are as showny in Figure 3 of the drawing, so that the slots 15 of one strip are .staggeredwith respect to the slots 15 of the other strip, V whereby the material between the slots of one strip passes through thev slots of the other strip and Vice-versa. When in this relative position, it will be seen that the lengths, 4the interlaced portion vof the iin- 1927. sefiaino. 195,083.

tongue 13 of the strip 12 extends vbeyond the tongue 13 of the strip 11. This projecting portion'is cut-off on the dotted line.16 after the ltongue ends of both stripsfhavc been stitched together as at 17 so that the two tongues terminate together;` It will also 75 be noted that the opposite end of the strip 11 extends beyond the opposite end of the strip 12 to provide a flap 18 which is folded `over .the adjacent end of the strip 12 and stitched thereto as at 19 to provide a buckle retaining loop 20 for the attaching end of a tongue buckle 21. The tongue end of the belt is provided with? openings 22 vfor receiving the locking tongue of thebuckle 21.v

yBy reducing the. widthof the strips A11 and 12 for the major portion ofy their ished belt" will be of a width equal to the width of the endsof the strips so that the `belt is of a uniform 'width throughoutfits length. The interlaced portion imparts any appearance of a belt made up of a plurality of interlocking links, when in reality S0 the same is made of two identical lengths of leather. This construction produces a strong and durable belt and one which is artistically attractive.

WhileIhave described what I deem to be. the most desirable yembodiment of my invention, itis obvious that many of the details may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limitv myselfto the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims. l

What is claimed as new is L 1. Abelt comprising a pair of strips of flexible material interlaced together, the meetingv ends of the strips being stitched together, one of the ends ofy one strip over-l lapping the adjacent end of the other strip and folded and stitched thereto to provide a buckle retaining loop.

2. A belt comprising a pair of strips ofk flexible material, each strip having equidistantly spaced slots provided therein intermediate its ends, one of said" strips being laced through t-he slots of theother of said strips and vice-versa to provide an interlaced structure. l .y

3. A belt comprising a pair of strips ofv fiexible material, each strip vhaving equi' distantly spaced slots provided therein intermediate its ends, one of said stripe being laced through the slots of the other of Said strips and.v Vice-versa to 'provide an interlaced structure, one end of one olf said strips overlappiiig the adjacent end el' the Vother el' said strips to provide a Hap, Said liep beingfolded over the other strip to provide at buckle retaining loop, and stitching 'for securing the meeting ende of seid str-ips together. l

l. A belt coniprieing a pair of like strips o'l flexible material, each strip being reduced in thickness intermediate ite ends, the 1'e duced portion of each #trip having equidis'tantly spaced slots therein, each strip being laced throng-h the slots of the other strip to provide an interlaced Structure of a width equal to the Widthfoi the ends of said strips. Y

5. A belt comprising a pair of like stripe of flexible material, each Strip being` reduced in thielrnes intermediate its ends, the reduced portion o'l each strip having` equidistantly spaced slots therein, each strip beingl laced through the slots of the other strip to provide an interlaced structure 0i' a. width equal to the Width of the ends of said strips, one of the ende or one Strip ex tendingv beyond the adjacent end et' the other strip and folded thereever, and Si* telling se- I curing' the meeting ends olf Said strips;

In testimony Whereon I have ailixed niy signature. Y

- STANLEY BARBARA.. 

